10 More Films Hollywood Needs To Apologize For

Having learned nothing from Batman & Robin’s critical backlash, Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the franchise that helped make him one of the biggest action stars in the world. Even after multiple viewings, though, questions persist: were they making a Terminator movie or a 1990s Batman sequel?

Like Batman & Robin, Terminator Genisys is so awkwardly contrived and crassly commercial that it deserves to lampooned as ruthlessly as possible. The plot refuses to make sense, the dialogue lands with a thud every few minutes and the campy approach means it will probably appear on Mystery Science Theater 3000 someday.

There’s so much rich material here: the groan-inducing attempts at humour, the characters who keep explaining their motivation to each other, the shameless attempts at fan service. Then there’s the alternate timeline that causes Kyle Reese to experience a live he never lived, where his younger self keeps repeating “Genisys is Skynet.” Erm, what?

Wading through it all is Arnie, whose metamorphosis into Mr Freeze is now complete: all his character does is make dreadful puns and smirk for the camera.